Day 1 in Melbourne
Images from the opening day of play at the Australian Open tennis tournament
Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a return against Peter Luczak of Australia in their men's singles first round match.WILLIAM WEST
Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia signs autographs after defeating Australia's Anastasia Rodionova.DANIEL MUNOZ
Rafael Nadal of Spain plays a backhand in his first round match against Peter Luczak of Australia.Clive Brunskill
Flavia Pennetta of Italy reacts during her match against Russia's Anna Chakvetadze.VIVEK PRAKASH/Reuters
Andy Murray of Britain returns a shot against South Africa's Kevin Anderson.TIM WIMBORNE
A fan cheers for Nick Lindahl during the Australian's match against Jarkko Nieminen of Finland.DANIEL MUNOZ/Reuters
Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens falls on the court during her match against compatriot Justine Henin.DAVID GRAY
Marin Cilic of Croatia serves against France's Fabrice Santoro.VIVEK PRAKASH
Andy Roddick of the U.S. signs autographs after defeating Thiemo de Bakker of the Netherlands.DAVID GRAY